36 HUNTING TRIPS IN NORTHERN RHODESIA. 



possible. One cannot help admiring their method of hunting ; but, all the same, they 

 do so much damage, as I mentioned before, and they are so seldom seen, that I think 

 it is a good plan to kill as many as possible when the opportunity occurs. The 

 sceneiy adjoining the Bua stream is tropical looking, as that sluggish stream runs 

 through low and swampy country. It is worth mentioning that the puku {Cobus 

 vardoni) exists on the banks of this stream, though I did not see any on this trip. 

 I noticed many kind of waterfowl, including ducks, crested cranes, herons, maribou 

 storks, spurwinged geese, etc. The vegetation is interesting, and so are the insects 

 which used to come to the light every evening. In fact, there is plenty of matter 

 for the student of natural history to study, be he zoologist, ornithologist, entomologist, 

 or botanist. My bag for this trip consisted of the following animals : — One hippo "$ , 

 two roan antelopes <?, three warthogs <?, three Lichtenstein's hartebeests (two (?, 

 one ^), one reedbuck i, and four hunting dogs (two $, two ?). 



Some of the country was rather difficult to get through, as the grass had been 

 badly burnt during the annual grass fires, so I had to walk hard for my bag. 



WARTHOG SKULL. 



